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I am a 40-something housewife that loves to make my home a cheerful place for my husband and myself. I love working each day on my handwork and inspiring others to unlock their creative muses.
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009

It's laundry day...

...and that means work is being done on my wash day quilt. I have lots of fun while I wait for my washer to switch off. I am pulling out fabrics from my stash to add more colors and textures to this quilt.Here is what I have come up with so far. I hope to get most of blocks sewn together now this week as I have it all laying out on my cutting table. While trying to find enough reproduction background fabrics, I started borrowing the fabrics I am using for my Centennial Sampler. They are melding very well with the other fabrics. I want to use many of my purple fabrics in this quilt.

It was a fobbing weekend this past weekend for me. I got started as I needed to make a fob as a gift. I think I got a little carried away. I made key chains this time too. They are birthday gifts for my grand nieces and nephew.

And finally, here is my French ABC sampler all caught up. My goal was to be right on track with everyone in the SAL by the end of February and I finished it with a week to spare. The new part should be out this week and I am excited to print it out and start it because there is a sweet little squirrel this time.

I had many questions about what color I was using for my sampler. I am using DMC 3787, DMC 3721 and DMC 223. I am enjoying balancing these three colors throughout the sampler.

18 comments:

That french sampler is really cute and of course perfect stitching. I love the fobs and key chains you made. You have been very busy. Now, all that, and a laundry quilt at the same time. It is really pretty. Happy sewing, stitching and fobing.Love you, Mom

Your wash day quilt is coming along nicely and I really like the colors you are choosing....very pretty.As far as that French sampler is concerned....I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE!! I NEED to stitch one too! I will start mine today :-)Your fobbing is wonderful too Heidi.

I love the colours of your washday quilt also the french sampler the colours you are using are so pretty together. Seeing your fobs reminds me of that pleasant couple of hours we spent making them last year when we visited and how good and patient you were with me. Warm hugs and thoughts,Hazel (UK)

You are very busy these days! Everything looks great! I LOVE how the quilt is coming along and what pretty fobs you have there. I have the French sampler on my "to-do" list but there are so many other projects in front of it :-)

Heidi,I just love your French Alphabet sampler! How beautiful it is.What a fabulous collection of fobs. You have quite a production line going there and I am tickled to see mine there :)Love your washday quilt. How fun.